Beginning with Kotlin and it's... (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by WilliamsStark@sh.itjust.works to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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I wanted to learn how to make an android app and it seems to be pushing to use Kotlin (official tutorial). I thought I was going to use Java (that I know). So I'm a little lost.
Is it really better with Kotlin than Java? Is it a good investment to learn Kotlin?

I just want to be able to make android app for myself and maybe it could drive me somewhere at some point professionnally. I have a web dev formation.

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[-] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 10 months ago

It's perfectly fine to continue to write Android apps in Java, doing that will continue to be supported for all foreseeable future and I do it myself for a hobby app that I maintain.

That said, there are good reasons for the increasing popularity of Kotlin, it's certainly a good language that has noticeable advantages over Java.

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